Bladder cancer in Taiwan: Relationship to trihalomethane concentrations present in drinking-water supplies

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 70, Issue 20, 2007, Pages 1752-1757

  Chang, Chih Ching ^a   Ho, Shu Chen ^b   Wang, Li Yu ^c   Yang, Chun Yuh ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; TRIHALOMETHANE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BLADDER CANCER; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CASE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RANDOMIZATION; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TAIWAN; TIME OF DEATH; VITAL STATISTICS; WATER SUPPLY;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TAIWAN; TRIHALOMETHANES; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 34548837228     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390701459031     Document Type: Article

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